Bedside Ultrasound Assisted Pediatric Lumbar Puncture

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Infant/ Neonate Lumbar Puncture

Treatments: Procedure: Ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02193763

AHC 4746

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, randomized study evaluating the efficacy of bedside ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture in pediatric patients

Full description

Comparison of bedside ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture to traditional anatomical landmark approach in neonates and young infants requiring lumbar puncture

Sex: All

Ages: Under 12 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any patient 0-12 months old requiring a lumbar puncture in the pediatric emergency department or inpatient pediatric floor is eligible to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• previous back surgeries
• parent/ guardian inability to understand informed consent
• parent/guardian refusal of informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 4 patient groups

90 days and under--Interventional

Experimental group

Description:

Neonates aged 90 days and under randomized to ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture

90 days and under--control

No Intervention group

Description:

Neonates aged 90 days and under randomized to lumbar puncture using the anatomical landmark approach

Over 90 days--Interventional

Experimental group

Description:

Neonates aged over 90 days randomized to ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound assisted lumbar puncture

Over 90 days--Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Neonates aged over 90 days randomized to lumbar puncture using the anatomical landmark approach